Dallas at Edmonton

Dallas has a fast offense behind Jamie Benn (team-high 11 points) and an improved defense, #14 in goals allowed, third in penalty killing. New goalie Ben Bishop is 5-1-0 with a 2.38 goals against average and Dallas is 30-for-33 on the penalty kill this season. The Stars are 50-33 on the road where the total is six or more. A young Edmonton squad overachieved last season but the growing pains are evident this year, off to a stumbling start. They come off a 2-1 overtime loss at Pittsburgh as the Oilers continue to struggle offensively, scoring an NHL-worst 1.88 goals per game. The defense is #16 in goals allowed, #27 in penalty killing, while the power play is #22. Edmonton is 6-17 against teams scoring 2.85+ goals per game, plus 9-26 versus teams averaging 3+  shots on goal per game than its opponents. With Dallas 85-44 off a road loss against a division rival, back the surging dog that has won four of the the last five. Back Dallas.